w." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening. >> good evening. tremendous news for you and wendy. i knew you were glowing today for some reason. that's awesome. >> i want to tell you, she is one tough girl. >> and you have been a tough guy along with her all this time. it's been amazing to see you standing by her the way you have. and it's great news. congratulations. >> thank you, rachel. i appreciate that. >> and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. breaking news this hour in washington. the house has finally passed its bill to pay for relief efforts for hurricane sandy. it has just happened tonight. the storm hit on october 29th. it caused 140 deaths. it caused billions of dollars of damages in the densely populated regions of new york city and new jersey and connecticut where it hit most directly. although the u.s. senate acted last month on sandy relief, it has taken john boehner's republican-controlled house 78 days since the storm to pass